Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Rita had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rita, with the one closest to Rita listed first.
- Glen Summit
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Glen Summit is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Summit
- Solomon Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Solomon Gap is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon Gap
- Penobscot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Penobscot is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penobscot
- Mountain Top
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- White Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moosehead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Moosehead is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosehead
- Bear Creek Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bear Creek Junction is located in Luzerne County
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- Sugar Notch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Notch is located in Luzerne County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Warrior Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Warrior Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Dorrance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dorrance is located in Luzerne County
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- Upper Lehigh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Upper Lehigh is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lehigh
- Laurel Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Askam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Askam is located in Luzerne County
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- Hanover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover is located in Luzerne County
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- Ashley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Freeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sandy Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sandy Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
- Bear Creek Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Plymouth Junction is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Junction
- Drifton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Drifton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drifton
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eckley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Miners Village
- Plymouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkes-Barre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nanticoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wanamie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wanamie is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamie
- Slocum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Slocum is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rita, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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